Transnational: instructions
By WBF In 46th World Bridge Teams Championships On 29th August 2023
DRAW
Tie breaking regulation
2. Knockout Stage
If there is a tie at the end of any knockout stage including the finals and play-off no extra session of boards will be played and the higher-ranked team at the end of the qualification will be declared the winner.
If a tie still exists the team that won the qualification match will be declared the winner.
Seating rights
2.2. Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final and Play off
The seating rights for each stanza will be automatically assigned by the scoring system, using random draw. The following restrictions will apply:
2.2.1.Two stanzas
Each team will have seating rights in one of the two.
2.2.3.Four stanzas
a) Each team will have seating rights in two stanzas.
b) The four stanzas are divided in portions of two each: 1-2, 3-4; when a team is assigned seating rights in one stanza of the portion, the other automatically gets the other.
c) If a team gets seating rights in stanza four, the other will get seating rights in stanza one.
d) If a team gets seating rights in stanza one, the other will get seating rights in stanza four.
Taking note that the team playing NS in the Open Room is designated as HOME TEAM and the team playing EW in the Open Room is designated as VISITING TEAM, these are the seating rights in all matches:
Round of 32: the Home Team has seating rights in stanza one and the Visiting Team has seating rights in stanza two
Round of 16: the Visiting Team has seating rights in stanza one and the Home Team has seating rights in stanza two
Quarter Finals through Final:
Line Up
In the knock-out phase the team to line-up first must submit its line-up no later than 10 minutes after the end of the previous session. The second team must then submit its line-up no later than 15 minutes after the end of the previous session or no later than 5 minutes after the submission of the first line-up, whichever is latest.
The deadline for the line up of the first stanza of a match is: 10 pm on August 29th for the Round of 32; 3 pm August 29th for the Round of 16; 10 pm on August 30st for the Quarter finals; 10 pm on August 31st for the Semifinals, 10 pm on September 1st for the Final and Play-Off.
Maurizio Di Sacco
WBF Operations Director
